1. Crimes against the Person MURDER!!

3. Offences against the person include homicide, rape and assault. Murder is the main offence within homicide and the most serious Crimes against the person are offences that result in a person being physically harmed They are found within the Crimes Act 1958 They include homicide, assault, sexual offences and kidnapping

4. Homicide The killing of another person

5. Some homicides are unlawful, such as murder and manslaughter, defensive homicide, culpable driving and infanticide Some homicides are lawful taking another person’s life might be recognised as lawful when death is: Caused by self defence-the person must go no further than reasonably necessary to defend themselves Caused by an act during war-for example a soldier Required by punishment eg capital punishment in some countries As a result of enforcing justice – eg a person killed resisting police https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iieEb-RUsk Caused by an accident – if the death occurs unexpectedly during a lawfu activity, such as in a footy match, then no crime has been committed

8. This is the most serious type of homicide Occurs when a person intentionally or recklessly kills another person, or inflicts serious injury on another person who dies as a result Under the Crimes Act 1958 murder carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment To be found guilty of murder, you must establish: The killing was un lawful Malice afterthought existed (pre-planned) The accused was responsible for the victim’s death The victim was a human being Only if the accused was of sound mind at the time the murder was committed can he or she be found guilty The accused was over the age of 10

10. Let’s look at a case! Rv. Felicite (2010)